The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products

In 2004 the total production of reindeer meat was about 2.5 million kilos in Finland. About 1.8 million kilos were sold to consumers through the retailing or catering sector. The reindeer owners consumed themselves or sold directly to final customers about 0.7 million kilos of meat. The majority of...

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Main Authors: Saarni, Kaija, Setälä, Jari, Aikio, Leena, Kemppainen, Jorma, Honkanen, Asmo
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description In 2004 the total production of reindeer meat was about 2.5 million kilos in Finland. About 1.8 million kilos were sold to consumers through the retailing or catering sector. The reindeer owners consumed themselves or sold directly to final customers about 0.7 million kilos of meat. The majority of reindeer meat processors were small enterprises. They employed less than five persons and the turnover was modest. Large companies processed most of the reindeer meat. These companies sold reindeer products like other products to nationwide retailing markets. Reindeer meat was sold most commonly as frozen meat. The main product was frozen sliced reindeer. The majority of the processed reindeer meat was sold to consumers through retailing. The export of reindeer meat was of minor importance to the processors. At the moment reindeer meat is a source of livelihood to a small and skilled group of professionals. Reindeer meat could be processed and sold more effectively to well paying niche markets by improving the cooperation between the companies.Poronlihatuotteiden markkinat SuomessaAbstract in Finnish / Tiivistelmä: Vuonna 2004 poronlihaa tuotettiin Suomessa noin 2,5 miljoonaa kiloa. Vähittäismyymälöiden, suurtalouksien, tukkuliikkeiden ja jalostusteollisuuden kautta myytiin kuluttajille noin 1,80 miljoonaa kiloa poronlihatuotteita. Poronomistajien omaan käyttöön mennyt tai poronomistajien suoraan kuluttajille myyty poronlihamäärä oli noin 0,7 miljoonaa kiloa. Lihanjalostajille poro on niukka raaka-aine, josta valmistetaan arvostettuja tuotteita erikoislihamarkkinoille. Yli puolet poronlihaa jalostavista yrityksistä on perustettu 1990-luvulla tai sen jälkeen. Näistä suurin osa on pieniä yrityksistä, joille poronlihanjalostus on tärkein toimiala. Pienten yritysten kilpailukyky perustuu lähialueelta hankittuun raaka-aineeseen ja ne ovat yleensä erikoistuneet lähimarkkinoihin, omaan tuotteistoon tai räätälöityyn asiakaspalveluun. Pääosa poronlihasta käsitellään kuitenkin muutamassa suuressa lihanjalostusyrityksessä, ...
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spelling ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/273 2025-03-16T15:33:12+00:00 The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products Saarni, Kaija Setälä, Jari Aikio, Leena Kemppainen, Jorma Honkanen, Asmo 2007-04-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/273 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.3.273 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/273/256 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/273 doi:10.7557/2.27.3.273 Copyright (c) 2015 Kaija Saarni, Jari Setälä, Leena Aikio, Jorma Kemppainen, Asmo Honkanen Rangifer; Vol. 27 No. 3: Rangifer Report No. 12 (2007); 79-83 1890-6729 consumption meat processing retailing reindeer meat Finland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2007 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.3.273 2025-02-17T01:25:41Z In 2004 the total production of reindeer meat was about 2.5 million kilos in Finland. About 1.8 million kilos were sold to consumers through the retailing or catering sector. The reindeer owners consumed themselves or sold directly to final customers about 0.7 million kilos of meat. The majority of reindeer meat processors were small enterprises. They employed less than five persons and the turnover was modest. Large companies processed most of the reindeer meat. These companies sold reindeer products like other products to nationwide retailing markets. Reindeer meat was sold most commonly as frozen meat. The main product was frozen sliced reindeer. The majority of the processed reindeer meat was sold to consumers through retailing. The export of reindeer meat was of minor importance to the processors. At the moment reindeer meat is a source of livelihood to a small and skilled group of professionals. Reindeer meat could be processed and sold more effectively to well paying niche markets by improving the cooperation between the companies.Poronlihatuotteiden markkinat SuomessaAbstract in Finnish / Tiivistelmä: Vuonna 2004 poronlihaa tuotettiin Suomessa noin 2,5 miljoonaa kiloa. Vähittäismyymälöiden, suurtalouksien, tukkuliikkeiden ja jalostusteollisuuden kautta myytiin kuluttajille noin 1,80 miljoonaa kiloa poronlihatuotteita. Poronomistajien omaan käyttöön mennyt tai poronomistajien suoraan kuluttajille myyty poronlihamäärä oli noin 0,7 miljoonaa kiloa. Lihanjalostajille poro on niukka raaka-aine, josta valmistetaan arvostettuja tuotteita erikoislihamarkkinoille. Yli puolet poronlihaa jalostavista yrityksistä on perustettu 1990-luvulla tai sen jälkeen. Näistä suurin osa on pieniä yrityksistä, joille poronlihanjalostus on tärkein toimiala. Pienten yritysten kilpailukyky perustuu lähialueelta hankittuun raaka-aineeseen ja ne ovat yleensä erikoistuneet lähimarkkinoihin, omaan tuotteistoon tai räätälöityyn asiakaspalveluun. Pääosa poronlihasta käsitellään kuitenkin muutamassa suuressa lihanjalostusyrityksessä, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Aine ENVELOPE(16.883,16.883,65.950,65.950) Rangifer 27 3 79
spellingShingle consumption
meat processing
retailing
reindeer meat
Finland
Saarni, Kaija
Setälä, Jari
Aikio, Leena
Kemppainen, Jorma
Honkanen, Asmo
The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
title The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
title_full The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
title_fullStr The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
title_full_unstemmed The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
title_short The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
title_sort market of reindeer meat in finland, scarce resource – high-valued products
topic consumption
meat processing
retailing
reindeer meat
Finland
topic_facet consumption
meat processing
retailing
reindeer meat
Finland
url https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/273
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.3.273